SABATON - Race To The Sea - OldSkuleNerd Reaction

[@xxxxGreenxxxxDayxxxx]

Judging how much Sabaton invests in their music videos, they probably flooded part of Belgium for this....

[@CenturionsRCool]

shhhhhh

[@me_smellbread5561]

They are in a river look a peer

[@Hexo137]

As a belgian, it took me embarrasingly long to figure out that 'Acer' meant IJzer (Yser)

[@brennanhearn6342]

One of the most interesting things about this song is the line "See a king and a soldier, fighting shoulder to shoulder". The king of Belgium at the time wasn't some backline leader...He fought on the front with his men. Absolute legend.

[@carinalundstrom7566]

Joakim said in an interwiew, they never do a story before some historians written books about it

[@PetterVessel]

Tommy lost the mustache down the drain and it clogged some belgian river.

[@tvaettis0653]

Yesterday we took an English exam in school and you could write about something that is important in your life (film/music/gaming). I chose music and wrote about sabaton and the importance of learning from our history so things like what’s going on now don’t happen.

[@seorsamaclately4294]

excellent 🍀

[@tvaettis0653]

Seórsa MacLately sadly you couldn’t write no more than 650 words so I didn’t even fit half of what I wanted. Could have gone on for hours on end

[@NikesZ28]

Heard Joakim say that they dont touch subjects that dont have historical facts. They did once with Panzar Battalion that was about dessert storm campaign and there was some issues with that, the story had two sides so to speak. If i remember right, was some time ago i heard it.

[@dark_disciple]

Was it chocolate

[@Finnbogivargur]

Sabaton have stated that they wont make songs about events until history is at peace with them so to say.

[@Sempergrumpy441]

The Race to the Sea is probably one of my favorite parts of WW1 to read about because like you said it was a significant moment in how the war developed. Another reason it was such a significant part of the war was due to what initiated the race to the sea. At the outbreak of the war the Germans were basically unmatched until in a shocking blow the French 6th army attacked the flank of the German 1st army at the first battle of the Marne that would eventually lead to the first major Allied victory in the West. The French breakthrough risked encirclement for the German 1st army and their now cutoff 2nd army, forcing them to retreat to the Aisne River. In the following days the Race to the Sea would initiate as the opposing armies both push north in an attempt to get around the other. A series of battles over the next month would eventually lead to the Battle of Yser where as you said, the dam locks were opened to flood the region to prevent a German breakthrough. What remained of the Belgian army would hold that last piece of Belgium until 1918 and the neighboring city of Ypres would see some of the most ferocious combat of the war.

[@DavePatrick001]

I heard that the German soldiers wouldn't shoot the Belgian King because he was the Kaiser's cousin. He was one of the only royals to actually fight on the battlefields with his soldiers.

[@ntfdbrs2562]

Victor Emmanuel III of Italy was also seen on the frontlines, he even had a picture with King Albert. Kaiser Karl of Austro-Hungary also served before becoming king.

[@timnewman7591]

@@ntfdbrs2562 One more I know. Midshipman Albert Mountbatten, aged 16, was training to be a naval officer and was spending time at sea on HMS Collingwood in 1916. Which happened to coincide with the Battle of Jutland. Some 20 years later he was crowned King George VI.

[@najrenchelf2751]

I swear, if I'm at a historic moment, I'm not gonna write l'est we forget - I'm just gonna sign it "Sabaton" XD Also, that little speech at the end about this current shituation hit me different than most... god.

[@tvaettis0653]

Shituation, good one

[@fredbarnes2600]

Exceptional even for Sabaton. Exceptional and educational reaction too!

[@mr.sts.p]

Tommy has his own band to called Majestica he is The singer and play gitarr 🎸 you cold check them out they are Great 👍😀🤘🏽

[@CarinaLenita]

Oh yes! 😁

[@estherbartholdy]

This is great, as all from Sabaton! 💙💛

[@Nem01]

I wrote with Sabaton because I loved the song and Video but was horrified for the Instruments and Equipment. They answered 'Yeah, they were a bit soggy afterwards'.😂

[@koenhendrickx1142]

Haha, Fun to see Americans being so convinced and be so wrong. :D The English translation is indeed 'Yser' but in Flemish (belgian version of Dutch), it is Ijzer. Besides that, it's pronounced very different and non-dutch/non-flemish speaking people will get it wrong. :) (no offense, it's not easy for non-native speaking people. ;) ) It is not a town, it's a river flowing through villages. ;) But still, despite the fact that WWI was so horrible, Belgium does have a rich history in that period with a lot of these stories. ;) Also mentioned quited often in Sabaton songs. One of my favorites: Resist and Bite

[@98michalv98]

They filmed this video in Czech Republic too. At the same time as Christmas Truce video. And this place is old limestone mine named Velká Amerika ( Big America).

[@jean-francoispirenne6518]

Thanks for the great reaction. Just one thing: Yser is a river near the Belgium-France border, not a town.

[@JarodCain]

There is honestly something seriously wrong with how we teach some subjects such as Math and History. The expected rote memorization of dates or number sequences saps all joy from subjects that should be interesting and explorative. Yet time and again, History is viewed with scorn because "it's boring" and honestly the stories of history should never be that, they're our stories, for good or ill they're things that we as a species have done, to ourselves, each other, and the environment. Sabaton are teachers, in the old sense, they're bards to tell us our history. And while those of us who know already what their subjects are about find the experience even more colorful, if even one person who is ignorant of the subject finds something new because of a great song, then I think Sabaton has done their job. As for current events, I hope our brothers and sisters in metal on all sides find the peace and succor they require.

[@twistedjaide4738]

LMAO. We find the band wearing armor on a tank telling the story of current events

[@michelleking8960]

I just recently came across this band and I freaking love them.

[@nunogarces1628]

This album seriously rocks. Thanks for the reaction Richard, keep listening to the vinyl.

[@Nem01]

Not what happened after they opened the dams... Remember when in the lord of the rings it was quoted 'break the dam, release the river' during the descent of isengart...

[@CarinaLenita]

I bet you will have a blast when you see them. I myself will be seing them as soon as this friday (May 6) and I'm really stoked for it. 😁 Why don't you ask Tommy on his youtube channel about the setlist, but it's probably not set yet, but that's what I would do. 😁

[@ProudTarjaholic]

'Yser' is not a town, it's a river... (Not to be mixed up with the nearby town called 'Ypres') Ha! GOTCHA this time! 😉 P.S. The Battle of the Yser was fought between Belgian and German troops, while The Battle of Ypres (among which also Passchendaele) was mainly fought between British, French and German troops (only a minority of Belgian troops). You're welcome! 😌

[@Nem01]

Nice reaction.

[@tvaettis0653]

If you like their historical vids and the ones where they just rock out you should check out Fields of Verdun and Seven Pillars of Wisdom

[@kdkttn19]

Tanks review was indeed "Did they ruin everything?"

[@Murvelhund]

As a Swede I really dislike Putin and stand by Ukraine and Finland but the Russians in general is innocent, even the ones believing in the lies he spred on his tv-channel. Sabaton has sad that they only write about history that has truly been confirmed in an objective way. Like everything about this video.

[@tcntad87]

Classics Sabaton always kicks ass

[@ludovica1914]

🤣🤣🤣 You cracked me up because I'm also looking forward to Tank

[@TheNismo777]

I love that OSN sign! :) Slava Ukraini!

[@brittjannesath2539]

Great speach and reaction 👍😀

[@Nem01]

I commented that I liked the song but was horrified for the instruments. They answered back. Yeah they were a bit soggy. 😂

[@karlanderson2231]

Guess we will find out more about the video when they do the history video

[@ALoneWolf36]

I got it thru apple I wish I could get it on vinyl because everything sounds better on vinyl but I cant afford it.

[@ТушканчикПолевой]

Please next reaction Sabaton Dreadnought 🙏

[@thomascortvrient8332]

ijzer or yser is a river

[@liamdavitt5278]

How much musical kit was destroyed in the filming of this vid?

[@MIGBMWLOVER]

you should react to Daria & Sergzen... As a European we the Greek people are divided into 2 stupid camps( as always ) , the communist party being USSR idealists support the current president of Russian Federation and try to justify his ambition for the last 2 weeks and the government party who are the brainchild of the guy that put Greece into NATO in the 1960s and 70s try to support Ukraine without invoking the wrath of that guy because of historical and religious ties while having a sizeable minority of Greek citizens living in Odessa and Marioupol respectively.

[@nitroxi247]

but... but... but... i like the stupidity

[@WeePiperPete]

Good song but the kiddie pool was weird..

[@tolissis5702]

I DO NOT AGREE WITH YOU,ABOUT UKRAINE AND WHAT DO YOU SEE IN RUSSIA

[@OldSkuleNerd]

Ok…, I do not agree with you all capping but ok… you do realize when that video was made right?

[@Nyx_2142]

In an interview they said they were filming in a lake and that it was quite cold.

[@Nyx_2142]

And on the Finland thing, I'm sure you have learned more since March but they have never been "alone." Not only do they have what can be summed up as a defensive pacts with the other Scandinavian countries (Nordic Defense Cooperation) but they are a member of the EU's defensive pact (Common Security and Defense) as well. Of course, now they have guarantees of defense from the vast majority of the West and NATO itself until their application is accepted and they become a full member, the sooner Hungary (Orban) and Turkey (Erdogan) get their heads out of their asses the better.